The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
In Brief.

In Brief
The funeral of Austin W. Norris will occur
this morning at 10 o'clock. at the residence OF
Morris Ross 20 90 West Walnut street Mrs.
Kate Tousey Morris, his widow. arrived yester
day.
William Reimer. a ifteen-year- old boy, living
at No. ~ Wisconsin street. fell through hatch
way at Hermann's furniture factory yesterday
forenoon, and was very seriously injured about
the head and face.
Hon. VIM. II. English will no. be of the
speakers at the annual celebration of the Indi-
annapolis German Orphan Society on the second
Sunday in September. Gov. Gray will address
the crowd in English, and Prof. Emmerich in
German.
The large safe in the coal Office of W. c.
Rehling, No $40 South Delaware street, was
blown open by burglars Monday night. The
safe was almost entirely demolished, and the of
fee was badly shaken up. Only so cents was
secured by the burglars.
Another tennis tournament will be held at
Athletic park this afternoon at $40 o'clock
The contestants will be j. F. Holiday, w. S.
Kirk Allen Lewis, Charles s. 1arlton and Ev-
ans Woollen. who were the most successful
players in the last contest
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday TO ST.
mon Haag and Lena Fox, Charles Thompson
and Belle Walters. Sherman T. Chandler aud
Clara Burroughs. John Wesley Talbot and
Rosella Cochran. L. B. Heath and E. s. White,
Robert S. Middleton and Mary E. Hobbs.
The annual free picnic for poor children will
be given by the Model Clothing Company, at
townsville, tomorrow. Tickets for the trip and
for lunch will be issued at the store to-day
Preparations have been made for taking about
ZOO children the excursion. The train will
leave the Union Depot tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock.
GOING TO NIAGARA FALLS.
Between eight hundred and one thousand peo-
pie passed through the city last night at 10
o'clock on their way to Niagara Falls over the
l., B. & w. railroad. The excursion started
from Peoria Ill. The train was run in two sec
tions of ten coaches each Over one hundred
from this city Joined the excursion.
THE RIVERSIDE PARK cAMP-MEETING.
The interest in the camp meeting at Riverside
park is growing. large number of persons
have been converted. and the services char
acterized by the earnestness and enthusiasm OF
old-tme camp-meeting. The singing is
pecally good. The meetings will continue every
day this week. Rev. E. W. S. Hammond and
other wellknown colored preachers
the grounds and will assist In conducting the
services.
SOCIALISTS ADDRESS TO LABoRERs.
An outdoor meeting of the Union Labor
party, attended by about one hundred voters,
was held at the corner of Delaware and Wash
ington streets last night The addresses were
by Philip Rappaport, of the German Tribune,
ports speech was devoted entirely to the wrongs
of the laboring men. and was Socalstc in its
character,
CAN'T KEEP AWAY FROM DANGER
Mrs. Mary Higgins, over seventy years of
age. was brought to the station house last night
for the sixth time this mouth Her mind is
feeble from old age and several times recently
her death by accident the street has been
presented by the police. Not long ago she fell
into Pleasant Run south of the city, and
taken out almost dead. She resides with
son-in-law at the corner of New York and Doug
lass streets.
rRAMP's ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
Last Friday night several ties were piled
across the Big Four railroad track, near Lafay-
cite, and a wreck was barely prevented by the
engineer of freight train seeing the obstruc-
ton in time to stop his train. Detective Grady
was employed TO investigate the matter, and has
arrested William Perry, tramp, who admits
that he placed the obstruction on the track.
The man was caught near Logansport and taken
to Lafayette by DIR. Grady, where he is now in
jail.
THEY WERE NOT DROWNED.
While the police, yesterday morning, were
searching for the bodies of the couple that was
supposed to have been drowned il the canal
Monday night, the young man who hired the
boat OF Oscar Field appeared and explained that
the boat had overturned with him and his COM
panion, and that upon reaching the bank they
called a carriage aud rode home. He refused to
give his name. There was considerable excite
ment over the finding of the boat, before the ap
pearance of the young man, and many persons
were looking for the bodies
REUNIONS OF INDIANA REGIMENTS.
The Twenty. first Regiment Indiana Volun-
teers will hold a reunion at Bethany Park, on
the Indianapolis & Vincennes road, on Sept
IA and Is. This the largest regimental
organization sent out from the State during the
late war. It's roster. company, field and staff at
one time numbered over 1890 men. Over 3, 300
to it, including recruits. The
gers urge that comrades should be present On
the evening of the 14th, much of the Joy
ment of the meeting will be that night.
Hotel accom- modations will be provided on the
park grounds. at a cost not to exceed ST. per day.
There will be reunion of the Seventeenth In
diana Battery at the courthouse on Oct. 19, the
an anniversary Of the battle of Cedar creek.
Items from the Courts.
PUNISHED FOR wRoNG-DoING.
In the Criminal Court, yesterday, Thomas
Monahan was adjudged guilty of stealing meats
from the l.. B. & w. freight cars. Ho was SEN